Lipstick holder



H. BRODER LIPSTICK HOLDER June 20, -1950 s Shee ts-Sheet 1 flarrygflroder WOWIZM/ 11/5 Filed Feb. 12, 1946 H. BRODER LIPSTICK HOLDER June 20, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 12, 1946 rvllllllllllll r s Z W TO N M M W H IUJ A m HM Patented June 20, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Q 2,511,965? Q I M v t v LIPSTICK notnirja 7 Harry Broder, New York, N. Y:; WilliamFelstiner, I Leonard Broder, and Joseph F. Berlinger, ex-

ecutors of said Harry Broder, deceased, assignors to Leonard Broder, Flushing, N. Y. 7 f

Application February 12, 1946, Serial No. 647,059

This invention relates to a lipstick holder of the.

type having a lipstick cartridge arranged to be retracted into orprojected from the holder by a relative rotation of certain of the parts. a

As ordinarily constructed, the lipstick holder comprises a cartridge carrier having a laterally projecting pin, aninner shell presenting a bore to accommodate said carrier and formed with a longitudinal guide slot for th carrier pin, an outer shell member formed with a helical groove to'receive the carrier pin, and a base mad fast to the inner shell and rotatable therewith, relatively to the outer shell, in one direction to project the lipstick cartridge outwardly from the In my former Patent No. 2,351,395, issued June:

13, 1944, .the cover is seated upon the bas in spaced relation to the outer shell whereby relative rotation of the inner and outer shells is prevented until the cover is removed. To hold the cover removably in place, the base is formed with an integral cone-shaped collar or with a series of integral bevelled lugs to make frictional contact with the inner face of the cover. between th cover and base is insufiicient to prevent the turning of the base with reference to the cover but any such turning has no effect upon the, lipstickcarrier due to the clearance between th cover and the outer shell, the. entire holder be inadvertently rotated with reference, to the.

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The foregoing description applies to lipstick holders of the prior art whether they bemade. wholly of metal or wholly of molded plastic ma,

terial, or whether partly made of each. In all instances, the lipstick holders possess the disadvantage that it is diificult to manufacture the cover and the base with the degree of accuracy necessary to provide for the properfrictionalengagement between them to hold thecoverin place. Thus, if the internal dimension of the cover is too small, the cover either cannotbe This frictional contact 8 Claims. (Cl.20656).

(especially if made of molded plastic material) applied or, if, a plied. may becomefracturedM becaus of the excess pressure exerted by the friction surfaces on the cover. on the other hand, if the internal dimension of the cover is too large, it will fail to makethe proper contact with the friction surfaces of the base and hence will fail'to stayin place when applied. Standardization of parts, which is so desirable in production manufacture, is practically impossible.

*I'he defect abov noted is' particularly true of lipstick holders of the all-plastic type, such as shown in my prior patent above mentioned,due to the inevitable warping or distortion which takes place in curing, but it is also true of lipstick holdersof the all-metal typefeven if in lesser degree, due again to the inevitable warping or distortion which takes place in the metal drawing or other shaping operations because of the stresses set up in the metal.

Another defect with lipstick holders of the prior art-goes to the form and arrangement of the outer shell with reference to the base. Ordinarily, and as shown in my prior patent aforesaid, theouter shell seats at its lower end upon the upper face of the parts will be-very noticeabl and thus give an unsightly appearance to the finished article.

Thepresent invention is intended to obviate the above and other difficulties and contemplates a new form of base constructionfor lipstick holders which will not only cove'rup or conceal the line ofjunctur between theouter shell and the base and produce a neat pleasing finish to the article, but, in addition, will function unerringly to hold the cover in place notwithstanding any warpingor distortion of the' parts in manufacture. To these ends, specifically, the base is made up of a solid metal part and of a sheet metal part, joined together as a unitary structure. The sheet metal Dart presents acollar portion sufliciently spaced from the inner shellto accommodate the outer-shell andrises above the lower end of the latter to conceal its line of juncture with the base.

The sheet metalpart is also formed in said collar portion with three sheared-out spring fingers arranged at apart around the circumference of the collar and which bear against the inner face of the cover to hold it friction-ally in place upon the base. .In one form, the cover is of full length and rests at its lower end upon the solid part of the base; whereas in anotherform, the cover is of short length and rests at its lower end upon an annular bead struckup from the upper end of the collar portion of th sheet metal part, said collar portion in this instance being made high or long enough to enclose that portion of the outer shell below the cover. In both forms, the three spring fingers act in the same way to hold the cover in place, exerting by reason of their resilience the proper degree of friction upon the cover regardless of "any warping or distortion thereof Within the manufacturing tolerance while permitting a free or idle rotation of the base with reference to the cover. The two part base, as thus constituted, is made fast to the inner shell by a suitable swaging operation. The exact construction and operation of the parts will best be understood from the detailed description to fol-' low, it being intended here merely togive, a brief and general outline of the new construction.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a lipstick holderembodyi ng the present improvements;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the. line 2-2 of Fig. 1,;

is. 3. is a horizontal section taken on the line 3 3, of Fig. .2

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the parts comprisi th bine nn r shell nd base;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken through the parts shown in Fig. 4 when assembled, but prior to being. 1 astened together Fig.6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 6-.-G.of'Fig.

, Fig. '7 is a view similar to Fig. 5, but showing the. parts fastened together by a sw-aging operationj Fig. 8, is. a horizontal section taken on the line il..B of Fig. 7.;

Fig. 9, is an elevation of the. combined inner shellv and. base shown in Fig. 7 illustrating' the inner shell as spread. apart to permit the insertion of the cartridge carrier; 7

Fig. lll is a view similar to Fig. 9 after the cartridge carrier has been inserted-in the innershell and .lllustratine the manner of assembling the inner shell and outer shell;

Fig. 11 is a central. vertical-section of another fo m of l s i k ho er mbody n th p e n mpro en Fig. 12 :is a horizontalsection takenon the line |2l ZoiFig. 11;

sis a leilai n similar o that of; i owi t e n er i ser ing he Qartdidse carrier withinthe inner shell;

Fig. i4 is an exploded view of, all parts of the second form of holder except for the absence of the cover;

Fig. 15 isan elevation of a modified, form of combined innershellandbase, illustratin in particular a base with a or long collar portion;

Fig. 16. is an elevation, partly broken away, of a complete. lipstick holder embodying the combined inner shell and base of Fig. .15 and showing a short length cover seated upon, the upperend of the collar portion; and

Fig. 17 is a. horizontalsection taken, through the cover and, base and showing diagrammatically the action of the spring fingers. on the base which hold the cover in place. thereon, notwithstanding any warping or distortion of the cover in manufacture.

Reference will first be .made'to the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 10, wherein the. parts are made partly of metal and partly of molded plastic material.

The lipstick holder, when, assembled for use, includes an inner-cylindrical: shell A having a bore A serving as a guide for a carrier or cup B containing a lipstick cartridge C. The lower end of the inner shell is closed except for an octagonal opening A which, as will later be described, is utilized in fastening the inner shell to the base. The inner shell is open at its upper end and provided with a. pair of diametrically opposite vertical, slots A which serve as guides for upper and lower pairs of pins B and B profleeting laterally from the cartridge carrier B.

The vertical slots A are constricted at their upper ends to form narrow passages or slits A which permit the two sections of the inner shell to be, sprung apart to receive the pins B and B of the cartridge carrier (see Fig. 9) and which, on the other hand, permit the two sections of the inner shell to be sprung together in assembling the inner shell Within the outer shell (see Fig. 10).

An outer cylindrical shell D encircles the inner shell A and is formed with a, pair of like helical grooves. 13 and D to receive the diametrically opDQSed pairs of pins, 13 andB of the cartridge carrier 3-. As usual, the grooves are open at the. lower end and closed at the'upper end ofthe shell D. This particular arrangement of two, pairs of; pins on the cartridge carrier operating in two helical grooves formed-in the outer shell forms no part of the present invent n. be n th su ct: f as parateapplication fo patent fil d y: me, under date of llovcinber 17', 1945, as Serial; No. 629,291, whichv has matured into Patent No. 2,469,631, issued May 1949.

In their assembled relation, the; inner shell: A and outer shell Dare held together in rotatable fashion by means, ofa flange Al formed; at the upper end of the, inner shell and seated in an annular recess D formed in the. upper end. of the outer shell (see. Fig. 2)

In addition. to the laterally projecting pins .13 and B thecartridge carrier orcup B is formed at its base with. a pair of'verticaldiametrically opposed ribs B? upon. which. the lipstick cartridge C is impaled and by which it is held against rotation with reference to. the carrier when. in use.

In assembling the parts, the cartridge carrier D is. first inserted into the bore A of the. inner shell A, asillustrated in Fig. 9, and. then the outer shellzDslipped over the inner-shell as illustrated in Fig. 10. When the outer shell. reaches its seaton the base, with the carrier pins B 311G332 entered into the. lower-open ends of the helical groovesD? and. D of the. outer shell, the 'fiangc A of the inner shell will snapinto the. annular recess D at the top. of theouter shell, thus lock-- isngv the partstog'etherbut still leaving them freeto rotateone with reference tothe other. 'To-.fa cilitate the assembly of the parts, as just described; the bottom of the. outershell-Dis bevelled: as at D.

A can or cover '12 completel encloses the outer shell D, being seated at its lower endupon the base (yet to be. described) and held frictionally in place thereon. As previously noted, and as will berclear from the drawing,there isfull clearance between the cover and the outer shell so that relative. rotation between. the outer shell and "the inner shell is impossible when the cover is inplace, thereby eliminatingany' dangerof crushing thev lipstick cartridge against the top of the cover by any rotation of the base'with reference tothe cover.

As thus far described, the parts are or may-be of the usual or any approved construction, althoughas-herein illustrated the cartridge carrier B, the cuter shell D, and the cover E are made Referring now to the base construction, which constitutes the main feature of the present invention, it is first pointed out that the base is made in two parts, one a solid metal part and the other a sheet metal part.

The solid metal part is in the form of an annular fiat, relatively thick, disc A" presenting at its upper side a cylindrical recess or well portion A from the bottom of which rises a centrally located cylindrical lug A hollowed out to facilitate the swaging operation shortly to be described.- r

The sheet metal part is in the formof a cup A fitted snugly within the well A of the disc A and having a, rim A which overhangs and lies flatly upon the upper face of the disc A". Rising from the outer periphery of the rim A is a cylindrical collar A arranged in spaced relation to the inner shell A. The cup A is formed in its bottom with a centrally located octagonal opening A to align with the similar opening A formed in the bottom of the innershell A. When the parts are assembled, as shown in Fig. 5, the lug A will project up through these openings A and A preparatory to the swaging operation which is resorted to in locking the parts together as a unitary structure. The" effect of the sw'aging operation is illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, from which it will be noted that the lug A has been peened over by a specially designed tool to pro: duce a series of down-struck tongues A which effectively lock the parts together both in a rotational sense as well as in a longitudinal sense.

It will be noted, by reference to Fig. 2 that the collar A is spaced sufficiently from the inner shell A to accommodate the outer shell D, which rests at its lower end on the rim A Thus, the line of juncture between the lower end of the outer shell and the base will be concealed by the collar A which partially encloses the outer shell from its lower end up, giving a neat and attractive appearance to the finished article notwithstanding any crudeness in the fit between the outer shell and base.

As best shown in Figs. 4.- and 5, the collar A is formed with three sheared-out spring fingers A located at 120 apart around the circumference of the collar and protruding beyond the outer face thereof to make frictional contact with the inner face of the cover E, which, it may be noted, rests at its lower end upon the upper face of the disc A". These spring fingers A are thoroughly resilient and have a range of action corresponding to the tolerances allowed in the manufacture of the cover. That is to say, the spring fingers will be made to protrude far enough beyond the outer face of the collar A to accommodate covers of the largest,as well as the smallest, inside dimension, yielding more or less to conform to the actual inside dimension of the cover but always exerting enough friction to hold assuming true concentricity' of the cover, which seldom occurs in practicee Actually a cover of a given diameter or a cover having a circumferential dimension which remains within'the manufacturing tolerances, will war p into an elliptical or egg-shape at its lower end and exaggerate the condition under discussion. This is well portrayed in Fig. 17 which is in the nature of a diagram showing the action of the three spring=fingers-A in connection with a warped coverof-'elliptical shape at its-lower end. As will'ioe noted-notwithstanding the shape of the cover, the springfingerswill make-yielding contact therewith, yielding different distances according to how close the inner face of the cover approaches the outer face of the collar A 'Taking into account the manufacturing tolerances, it'is possible to calculate the maximum and minirnum distortionwhich the cover may assume and therefore bend or form the spring fingers outwardlyfrom the outer face of the collar to meet the maximum tolerance or deviation, whether it been the plus or minus side. v

' While the invention does not exclude a greater number of spring fingers, it is pointed out that three such fingers, as herein shown, make the ideal arrangement,- since they are all bound to function regardless of the'size or shape of the cover (within the manufacturing tolerance of coui'se). r

Fig. 17 will also serve to emphasize the defect heretofore mentioned which arises from attempting to hold the cover in place by means of rigid or non-yielding friction surfaces. In other words, it is evident that in the case of such rigid surfaces an irregularly shaped covercould not be held-in place at'sufficient points to create the necessary friction.

While,- asbefore stated, the cartridge carrier B, the outer shell D, and the cover E are preferably made of molded nylon, the remaining parts, namely, the inner shell and the base, are m'adeofEmetal.- Thus, the inner shell A and the cup A with its rim A and collar A are formed of drawn sheet metal but possessing the necessary degree of rigidity and flexibility at the proper points, while the disc A is of solid metal which is press'edinto the required shape in conventional' manner on standard types of screw machines or headers. A simple adjustment of these machines can readily be affected to vary the over-all dimension of the disc A to cooperate with a plastic cap, such as shown, or a metal cap, such as hereinafter described, without having to provide new tools and dies for each different size of cap. It is advantageous to make the inner shell and the base of three separate parts, as shown, since these parts can be fabricated separately and then assembled together as a unitary'structure'without undue complexity of tools and dies and without undue waste of material and labor in the event of rejections due to faulty manufacture. If desired, the'disc A" could be made of, sheet metal and thus of hollow form, butitis preferred to make it of solid metal, as shown, not only because of manufacturing advantages,.but also because of the added weight which it affords. This added weight is desirable to prevent top-heaviness when the holder is placed in an upright position with the lipstick projected from the bore for use.

Reference willlnext be made to the second embodiment shown in Figs. 11 to 14, wherein all the parts are made of metal.

' The inner shell F and'the base comprising the solid metal. part F and. the sheet metal-part F are the same as in the first embodiment already described, except inthe following particulars: In the present instance, the inner shell has a single guide slot. F for a single pinv G formed on the cartridge carrier G, said slot terminating at its upper end in a slit F which permits the inner shell to be sprung out as shown in Fig. 13 for the insertion. of the carrier. A head F located slightly below the upper end of the shell F, replacesv the flange A of the first embodiment and serves to provide for the necessary swivel connection between the inner andv outer shells. The solid metal part F of the base, although of the same thickness and form, is of slightly less diameter than the disc A of the first embodiment, since the wall thickness of the cover J of this second embodiment is. slightly less than the thickness of the: cover E of the first embodiment.

The major difference between the. two embodiments resides in the jorm of.- the .outer shell which, in the present instance, is composed of an inner sleeve H and an outer sleeve I. The inner sleeve is formedv with a full length slit H forassembly purposes, with a single helical. slot- H. to cooperate with the carrier pin G and with a pair of notches H and K one at each end. The outer sleeve I is open at its lower end, where it is formed. with an inturned lug I and it is also open at its upper end where it is formed with a rolled-in flange Ii.

In assembling the parts, the inner sleeve H. of the outer shell is: slipped over the inner shell F from the top, as permitted by the slit H until it comes to rest upon. the base with its upper edge in engagement with. the underside oi the bead F (see Fig. 11). During this operation, the sleeve H may be rotated with. reference to the inner shell F until thelug G of. the cartridge carrier G registers with the helical slot H With the inner sleeve in place around theinner shell F, the outersleeve I isnext applied in similar fashion, being pushed all the way down over the assembly until it comes to-rest on the base with its rolled-in flange I overhanging, and. covering the upper end of the inner shell F. Once the outer sleeve I isin place, the lug I near its lower end will snap into the notch H formed; the lower end of the inner sleeve H and thuslock the parts together asene. In other words, the inner andouter sleeves andl, in the assembled condition of the parts, will makeup a compositeouter shell similar in all respects to. the one-piece outer shell D- of the first embodiment. The notch- H in the upper end of the sleeve H will cooperate with the lug. I on theouter sleeve I in thesame Way as thenotch H if the sleeve H should be assembled. upside down. llhus, by the use of the two notches H and H the workman assembling th parts does: not haveto be. concerned abo t which end of the sleeve H is slipped over.- the inner shellrF.

The cap or cover J, previously identified, is:applied in the-same wayas-the cap-or coverE of-"the first embodiment, resting at itslower edge-upon the disc-like solid part F of the base and being held in place thereon by the frictional engagement of the three spring fingersF presented' by the collar of the sheet. metal part F of the base.

In this second embodiment the lipstick cartridge K is held in place in the carrier G by means of an inwardly fbrmedfbead' (5: which embedsitself in the cartridgeas it is pusheddowninto the carrier. It may be. noted.that ;this bead G ,.as

well as the pin G are pressed from the sheet metal body which composes the carrier G.

Reference is now made to Fig. 15, which shows an all-metal lipstick holder such as that of the second embodiment just described, with this single difference, that the sheet metal part F of the base is made with a higher or longer collar or sleeve F which rises to a height approximately two-thirds of that of the holder to enclose and cover a corresponding extent of the outer shell from the base up. By making the sheet metal part of the base with such an extended collar or sleeve portion, a substantial surface is provided for instructions or advertising indicia, such as indicated in Fig. 15, and which is normally concealed when the cap or cover is in place. It will be noted that, notwithstanding the extended character of the collar F", the three spring fingers F will still function to make frictional contact with a full length cover when it is applied and seated on the base, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 15. There remains to be described the modified form of lipstick-holder shown in Fig. 16 which difiersfrom the form shown in Fig. 15 primarily in the fact that the three spring fingers F of the sheet metal part F of the base, instead of being formed at the lower end of the collar F are formed at the upper end thereof to make frictional contact with a short length cover L. In this instance, the collar F is also formed near its upper end and below the spring fingers F with an annular shoulder F to provide a seat for the lower end of the cover L. In providing the annular shoulder F, the main body portion of the collar F is spaced at a greater distance from the outer shell I than in the form shown in Fig. 15, and the fingers F sheared out of a constricted portion at the top which is more closely spaced in relation to the outer shell I. This particular form of collar F of course, is not necessary since it couldebe made of smaller diameter and still be formed with the spring fingersF andthe underlying shoulder -F Heretofore, in the case of a lipstick holder with a short length cap or cover, such cap or cover isheldinplace by frictional engagement with the outershell of the holder, which means that the, outer and inner shells of theholder canbe rotated relativelyto each other, even when the cover is in place, and thus allow the lipstick cartridge to be forced up against the cover and crushed. In other words,.free wheeling in the case of short length covers, such as proyidedby the. modified. form. of lipstick holder under discussion, has been unknown to the art. Perhaps. another Way of viewing the invention, in the modified form of Fig. 16, is-to consider the collar. F ofthe base as-a fixed or permanent coverfor a substantial part of the holder and the cap. L as a. removable cover for the remaining part ofthe holder,it being understood that when thecapI-t is inplacc the outer shellof the holder is-completelyinaccessible and can partake of no rotation-withrespect to the inner shell to actuate the cartridge carrier, but-that when the cap L:removed,,the thenexposed upper portion of the. outer. shell. can be grasped. for the actuation of the cartridge carrier by rotating the base, of which the ci'illar-F formsa part, with reference to the. outerShell. I I In. the-accompanying drawings, the invention has been shown in difierent preferred forms, and by way of example, but obviously manyvariations and modifications. may be made therein which will still. be. comprised within the. spirit of-ther inven n, .l fi fi b lld fi pp l t refore, that the invention is not limited to any specific form or embodiment except insofar as such limitations are specified in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A lipstick holder including, in combination, inner and outer shells rotatable with relation to each other and a cover, said inner shell at its lower end being provided with a fiat annular outwardly extending rim, said rim having an annular wall depending from the inner perimeter thereof, and a shield having a lower collar affixed to said annular wall to rotate therewith, a flat annular ledge extending from the top of said collar and seated on said rim, and an upper collar rising from the outer perimeter of said. ledge, the outer shell at its lower end being seated on the ledge between the inner shell and said upper collar, and the cover at its lower end surrounding and contacting the upper collar.

2. A lipstick holder including, in combination, inner and outer shells rotatable with relation to each other and a cover, said inner shell at its lower end being provided with a flat annular outwardly extending rim, said rim having an annular wall depending from the inner perimeter thereof, and a shield having a lower collar affixed to said annular wall to rotate therewith, a flat annular ledge extending from the top of said collar, and an upper collar rising from the outer perimeter of said ledge, the outer shell at its lower end being seated on the ledge between the inner shell and said upper collar, and the cover at its lower end surrounding and contacting the upper collar.

3. A lipstick holder including, in combination, inner and outer shells rotatable with relation to each other and a cover, said inner shell having a base comprising, first, a disk formed in its upper face with an annular depresion in which the lower part of the inner shell is disposed and presenting an outwardly extending flat supporting surface upon which the cover is seated at its lower end and, second, a sheet metal shield presenting a flat annular rim resting upon the supporting surface of said disk and formed with two collars, one depending from the inner perimeter of the rim and located between the inner shell and the adjoining wall of the annular depression formed in the disk, and the other rising from the outer perimeter of the rim and located between the outer shell and the cover and formed for frictional contact with the inner surface of the cover to hold the latter removably in place.

4. A lipstick holder including, in combination, inner and outer shells rotatable with relation to each other and a cover, said inner shell at its lower end being provided with a flat annular outwardly extending rim, said rim having an annular wall depending from a perimeter thereof, and a 10 shield having a lower collar amxed to said annular wall to rotate therewith, a flat annular ledge extending from the top of said collar and seated on said rim, and an upper, collar rising from the perimeter of said ledge, the outer shell at its lower end being disposed between the inner shell and said upper collar, and the cover at its lower end surrounding and contacting the upper collar.

5. A lipstick holder including, in combination, inner and outer shells rotatable with relation to each other and a cover, said inner shell having two base members, one base member presenting a flat annular outwardly extending rim with an annular wall depending from a perimeter thereof, and the other base member presenting a lower collar affixed to said annular wall to rotate therewith, a flat annular ledge extending from the top of said lower collar, and'an upper collar rising from the perimeter of said ledge in spaced relation to the inner shell, the outer shell at its lower end being disposed between the inner shell and said upper collar, and the cover at its lower end surrounding and contacting said upper collar.

6. A lipstick holder according to claim 5, wherein the upper collar encloses the major portion of the outer shell, and wherein the cover is of full length and completely encloses the upper collar.

7. A lipstick holder according to claim 5, wherein the upper collar encloses the major portion of the outer shell, and wherein the cover is of short length and only partially encloses the upper collar.

8. A lipstick holder according to claim 7, wherein the short length cover is seated at its lower end upon an annular shoulder formed on the upper collar below its upper end.

HARRY BRODER.

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